Astro Bot Wins Game Of The Year At The Game Awards

The Game Awards, an annual event that honors achievements in the game industry and is known as the “Oscars of gaming”, announced yesterday the winners for the 2024 edition. Astro Bot won the Game of The Year award, competing against popular interactive experiences like Black Myth: Wukong, Balatro, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Astro Bot, developed by Team Asobi and Playstation, also won Best Family Game, Best Direction, and Best Action/Adventure.

And the Game of the Year Award for 2024 goes to ASTRO BOT! Congrats to everyone at @PlayStation and @TeamAsobi! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/7CG8McZPbg

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 13, 2024

The game is a sequel to Astro’s Playroom launched in 2020 and players get to control the small robot Astro Bot and face challenges navigating different planets to rescue their crew after their ship was attacked. It also features other Playstation characters, an appealing experience for the console fans.

The Game Awards offered prizes to several video games in multiple categories. Helldivers 2, a game Sony attempted to limit access to only PlayStation Network (PSN) and reversed the action after hundreds of thousands of users across the world complained, won as Best Ongoing Game.

Other video games also stood out with multiple awards. The card game Balatro developed by LocalThunk earned the Best Mobile Game Award, Best Independent Game, and Debut Indie Game awards. Metaphor: ReFantazio the Best Art Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Role-Playing prizes.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth also got special recognition as it was among nominees for almost all categories, and won Best Score & Music.

The event, now in its 10th year, took place in Los Angeles at Peacock Theater—it was also livestreamed—and counted with the participation of celebrities like Snoop Dog, Troy Baker, Harrison Ford, Ella Purnell, and also the band Twenty One Pilots.